The Returned Dead. Rafe Kronos
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Название: The Returned Dead
Автор: Rafe Kronos
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Зарубежные детективы
isbn: 9781456625825
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“Oh, I see. Well I’m sorry to have missed him. Do you have his address? I’d like to drop him a line.”
“I’m sorry, Doctor, I don’t. We’ve not heard from him since he left. All I know is he intended to move to Cyprus. He said he’d had enough of medicine and the English climate and was going to settle somewhere warm.” She simpered again.
“Any idea whereabouts he went in Cyprus?”
“Well, I think he said it would be the Turkish area. Which part is that?”
“I’m not sure,” I lied as if I had no interest in the subject. “Ah well, I’d better get on. I’m sorry to have missed him. Still, can’t be helped, can’t be helped. Thanks for your time.” I turned and left before she could ask any awkward questions.
It smelled, no, it stank. A permanent address in Northern Cyprus would arouse suspicion in the most trusting person. The North is Turkish territory and it has no extradition treaty with the UK; consequently it’s a favoured bolt-hole for British criminals. Crooks wanted by the UK police are safe there as long as they don’t offend the Turkish authorities. Yes, it stank. Whitehead had come into enough money to give up a well-paid profession and then moved to a place notoriously beyond the reach of British justice. It was hard not to suspect his sudden change of life had involved something crooked, something very crooked.
Had he been bribed to identify a body as Rankin’s? It was beginning to look possible. But how large a bribe would be needed to make him give up doctoring? How much would it need to enable him to live in Cyprus without working? Once again I got a feeling that there was a lot of money in this case.
It was all making me very unhappy. The more I uncovered the more everything seemed to be pushing me towards believing Baxendale’s unbelievable story. I felt the frustration and anger growing within me. It was time to talk to Kate and have her cast her sceptical eye over what I’d learned. I headed back to the office.
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